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silverpointed adj. The state of being drunk and drawing the route home in one continuous, unplanned line. silversided adj. The condition of a drinker who keeps flashing brightly at the edges of the departing crowd. Einer was silversided by last orders, appearing briefly beside each coat before vanishing again. silverskin onioned adj. Softened by drink into a small pickled passenger, ready for the jar of the taxi home. silverskinned adj. Reduced by drink to a small, pale centre, best transported carefully in a taxi. silversmith'sed adj. Too drunk to leave the workshop without mentally converting its contents into a commission. silversmithed (/ˈsɪlvəsmɪθd/) adj. Still drunk, and shaping every available object into a respectable piece of plate. Dominic-andrei silversmithed the ashtrays and bottle tops into a respectable plate before leaving. silversmitheried adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the entire evening as ornamental work in need of patient finishing. silversmithied adj. Having drunk more than the workshop can reasonably accommodate, especially when the workbench appears negotiable. silversmithinged adj. Having drunk enough to undertake the forging of silver with tools neither present nor appropriate. Kynara got silversmithinged and attempted to hammer a dignity into the drinks trolley. silverspoted adj. You have drunk enough to display conspicuous bright patches whenever you turn away from the conversation. Thermond was silverspoted, showing silver flashes whenever the discussion became too demanding. silverspruced adj. The condition of a drinker who has taken on a pale, evergreen appearance. silverstoned adj. Softened by drink into something mistaken for valuable mineral matter. silversworded (/ˈsɪlvəsɔːdd/) adj. You are drunk and standing about with narrow, blade-like purpose, though no task has been assigned. Hongyu stood silversworded beside the buffet, pointedly defending a plate nobody contested. silvertailed adj. Of a drinker: wealthy in manner, if not in funds, and increasingly unable to conceal the distinction. Iduma went silvertailed and ordered the cheapest wine with conspicuous aristocratic assurance. silvertipped adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the bear’s confidence, the bear’s appetite, and little of its restraint. silvertoned adj. Describing a drinker who has turned metallic in voice, complexion, and general suitability for decorative paint. Perina was silvertoned, addressing the landlord in a cool metallic register.